Founder of Hands on Gambia, Alagie Ndow said the farm initiative aims to provide comprehensive approach to better equip agrarian urban communities with supportive gardening tools.
“Urban Green Initiative is an urban consultancy service initiative with the mission of empowering sustainable urban gardening practices, garden maintenance and continuous active environmental living who desire to have vegetable oasis in their available spaces in communities across urban settlements in the country” he remarked.
He said Urban Green Initiative has established a task force to periodically guide farmers on gardening upkeep and its implementation.
“Our professional design teams guide small holder farmers in consultation stages, process of farm rehabilitation, planning, designing and implementation”, he also said.
He decried lacked of market accessibility on smallholder farms, adding that there is need for effective market base to serve as a viable support for farmers to market their produce.
“There are little or no structures in place in the country to support farmers to market their produce after harvest. Access to market can also create production diversification for farmers. It’s key for these farmers to have economic benefits from their produce”, he said.
Mr. Ndow commended the women folk for their active role in community gardening, geared towards significantly contributing to the socio economic drive of the country.
“Small holders farm are contributing significantly in the agro production sector, he stated.
He said the livestock sector has been the key factor towards accelerating economic opportunities to support many families.
The livestock sector comprising cattle, small ruminants, different species of poultry, pigs and equines contributes 6% to GDP.
As the spread of COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the world, National Assembly Member for Brikama North, Honorable Alhagie S. Darbo in collaboration with his two Ward Councilors, over the weekend kicked-off a community outreach and presentation of items to their electorates under the patronage of the NAM.
The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) Party, on Monday 26th July 2021 held a peaceful march from Arch 22 to the Ministry of Justice and handed over a petition to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice for onward transmission to the Head of State President Adama Barrow.
The minister for Women Affairs, Children, and Social Welfare has commended students of the Institute of Travel and Tourism of The Gambia (ITTOG) particularly those pursuing event management, food and beverages service courses at the school.
The Network of Journalists on Disaster Risk Reduction (NJDRR) Gambian Chapter was last Friday launched at a colourful ceremony held at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) conference hall.
